The Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers entered the NHL together in 1926. They'll play for the 585th time in the regular season when they face off at Madison Square Garden in the Wednesday Night Rivalry game (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, TVA Sports, NHL.TV).
Each of these Original Six teams is coming off a win at home Monday. Detroit opened its final season at Joe Louis Arena by defeating the Ottawa Senators 5-1, and the Rangers defeated the San Jose Sharks 7-4 at the Garden.
Here are 5 reasons to watch the Red Wings play the Rangers:
Red Wings, Rangers set for Wednesday Night Rivalry
Chris Kreider, Mike Green among reasons to watch Original Six matchup